Chapter 313

The sky gradually brightened, and the morning wind blew from somewhere. The breeze blew away the bloody smell accumulated for several days, returning the grassland to silence.

In the camps, except for a few soldiers who were busy, most people and horses had already rested. After three days of continuous sleepless advancement, people and horses were exhausted.

In the big tent, Liu Huanzhou had just taken off his armor and had no time to wash his face. Mr. Liu hurried in with the battle report, "General, this is the battle situation in the past three days. It is indeed a great victory! Congratulations!"

Liu Huanzhou did not take the battle report at the first time, but soaked the cotton towel, wiped his face with the wet cotton towel, wrung out the water, and wiped off the remaining water drops on his face.

After getting wet first and then dry, he was a little more energetic. He threw the cotton towel away, took the battle report handed by Mr. Liu, and sat down to read it attentively.

He read it carefully from beginning to end. In general, it was similar to what he expected, except that it was more detailed and comprehensive. In terms of the result, there was no difference.

"Well. Very good, very good." Liu Huanzhou put down the battle report, raised his head and asked: "Have the soldiers rested?"

"Rested." Mr. Liu replied.

Hesitant for a moment, he asked hesitantly: "General, we have pulled out all the nails in Jingzhou City, so should we send a copy of this battle report to the capital?"

"Of course! Of course we have to send it. And it's not a battle report, it's a victory report."

"But it can't be this one." Liu Huanzhou said expressionlessly, stretching out his fingers and gently pressing the battle report on the table.

Mr. Liu was puzzled and asked: "Why? Once this battle report is submitted, it will definitely be a great military achievement!"

"I don't want military merit!" Liu Huanzhou waved his hand to interrupt Mr. Liu, his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy, and turned to look in the direction of the capital.

Youyou said: "I am already a first-rank governor, no matter how many military achievements I have, it is useless. The one on the dragon throne will not make me a marquis or a king! Absolutely not!"

"I don't want illusory merits, I want Hexi!"

Mr. Liu's smile became brighter and brighter as he listened. When Liu Huanzhou finished speaking, the corners of his mouth were already upturned, his eyebrows were curved, and he smiled happily: "General, it's great that you are interested in competing. I will draft another victory report now!"

"The heavy cavalry suffered 800 casualties, the light cavalry suffered 2,000 casualties, and the infantry suffered more than 8,000 casualties. Food, firearms and horses are all stretched to the limit and difficult to support."

"In your opinion, how about writing it like this?"

Liu Huanzhou did not speak, indifferently pushed the battle report aside, and took Mr. Liu out of the tent.

Pointing to the sky, he said melancholy: "The north wind rolls the white grass to the ground, and the Hu sky snows in August. It's almost June now, and the weather is getting colder. We have to prepare for winter early."

Ah? What does this have to do with the season? Mr. Liu had been working hard for days and couldn't figure out the key for a while. He tilted his head and looked at Liu Huanzhou with a heavy look, wondering what he meant.

Fortunately, Liu Huanzhou didn't keep him in suspense. He put his hands in his sleeves and said lightly: "The casualties are too few, and the number is too few. Write it like this: heavy cavalry casualties are more than 3,000, light cavalry are nearly 6,000, and infantry are more than 12,000."

Mr. Liu was shocked by the three numbers Liu Huanzhou said. False reporting is normal, and killing people and claiming is not surprising. But it's the first time he has seen the number raised by more than ten times.

This... is really... shameless!

He carefully advised: "General, isn't this a bit too much? We have been fighting for three days, and more than 20,000 casualties. No matter how you say it, it's unacceptable!"

"Alas." Liu Huanzhou waved his hand.

"The horses of the Hu people are fast. This is our first fight. We don't know each other well and we suffered a big loss by accident!"

"Write this down, too! And the food and grass. The Hu people are cunning. They took advantage of my march to attack my rear army and burned countless food and grass."

The more he listened, the more something was wrong. Mr. Liu asked tremblingly, "This..."

"Write it down!" Liu Huanzhou waved his hand.

Walking to the table, Mr. Liu swallowed his saliva, took a deep breath, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, writing down this outrageous victory report stroke by stroke.

The great victory turned into a tragic victory between black and white. If it weren't for "more than a hundred miles to the north", it would have turned into a complete and utter defeat!

Soon, a victory report was produced. Mr. Liu blew the ink dry and presented it to Liu Huanzhou.

After checking it for a few times to make sure it was correct, Liu Huanzhou smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu. Please take a rest first. I will deliver it to the palace in an emergency of 800 miles."

"Okay, General, take a rest early." Mr. Liu bowed and said goodbye, "I will take my leave."

After Mr. Liu disappeared, a man walked out of the tent and asked with a smile, "Brother, we want so much, will the old emperor give it to us?"

"Yes, if he doesn't, I will withdraw my troops back to Jinzhou." Liu Huanzhou lowered the curtain of the tent and laughed very unrestrainedly.

The man sat down and asked, "Then I will set off to the capital today to meet my third brother?"

"That's great." Liu Huanzhou said.

After thinking for a while, he continued, "I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on the way to prevent the Jinyiwei from doing anything secretly."

"I know, we are brothers, so we don't need to say polite words like "trouble you."

Liu Huanzhou laughed and apologized, "I'm sorry for tiring you, it's only right that I say a few polite words."

After sitting down in the main seat, he asked, "Jingzhou City should be cleaned up, right?"

"Clean, that's right... Not only are there Jinyiwei people, but there are also some people whose identities cannot be found out."

"Oh? In addition to the palace, is there anyone watching Hexi? Ningzhou? Or..." Liu Huanzhou asked curiously, stroking his beard.

The man shook his head and frowned, saying, "I don't think he's from Ningzhou. He acts like a killer."

Liu Huanzhou paused, "Killer? To kill me? Could it be someone from the Northern Hu? To lure the enemy in?"

He instantly had a bad feeling. He had already penetrated a hundred miles deep. If the Hu people knew about the surprise attack in advance, his current situation would be in danger.

Perhaps the next moment, the sound of the Hu cavalry charging would be heard outside the tent.

Thinking of this, Liu Huanzhou's face gradually became solemn, a thin layer of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, and his fists clenched tightly because of nervousness.

Just when he was about to send scouts to go deeper, he heard his second brother's voice, "That's not the case. Hexi is not a heavily defended area of ​​the Hu people. The people in Jingzhou City are not Hu people's spies, but people from the capital."

"Capital? The old eunuch's people?"

"No!" The man still shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I think they are the prince's people."

Hearing the word "prince", Liu Huanzhou's nervous expression disappeared immediately, replaced by unprecedented ease.

He said indifferently: "Just relying on those cubs who haven't grown all their hair, they can't make any waves. Besides, someone is watching them."

"I think so too, but I haven't written to you for several months. I'm afraid something will happen, so I have to spend more time on this trip to the capital."

The man was worried and whispered: "Brother, I'm not here, you need to be careful about everything. If you can avoid sending troops, don't send troops. The Hu people also have great masters!"

"Okay, I won't move until you come back."